Monday, January 11, 2016

‘Sickout’ by Detroit Teachers Closes Most Public Schools - The New York Times

"Most of Detroit’s public schools closed Monday in the face of a “sickout” by teachers, who protested what they called unsafe, crumbling, vermin-infested and inadequately staffed buildings, and the failure of state lawmakers to agree on a plan to rescue a system teetering on the edge of insolvency.